Featured Poet: Bonnie Thurston
Last spring we launched a series with poets whose work we love and want to feature and will continue it moving forward. Our next poet is Bonnie Thurston, whose work facilitates “seeing through” the particular to universals Read her poetry and discover more about the connections she makes between poetry and the sacred. Compassion in a Cold […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Anne Knorr
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Anne Knorr’s reflection,”Ebb Tides.” Walking along the rocky shoreline during ebb tide, an eighty-five year old man named Billy Proctor can often be seen in tall black rubber boots looking for treasures […]
Monk in the World Guided Meditation by Christine (Silence and Solitude) + AUDIO ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dear pilgrims, monks, and artists, During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. This week we pray Lectio Divina […]
Monk in the World Reflection by Christine (Silence and Solitude) + AUDIO ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dear pilgrims, monks, artists, Please note: This reflection was written when we lived in Seattle and had a dog named Winter. We currently live in Galway, Ireland with our dog Sourney. If you’d prefer to listen to Christine on silence here is the audio version. Being a monk in the world means, for me, choosing […]
Featured Poet: Mark Burrows
Last spring we launched a series with poets whose work we love and want to feature and will continue it moving forward. Our next poet is Mark Burrows, whose work is deeply inspired by the idea of home and stability of place. You can hear Mark reading his poem “I Still Marvel” below and read more […]
Silence and Solitude 1: A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dear pilgrims, monks, and artists, During this Jubilee year of sabbatical we are revisiting our Monk Manifesto by moving slowly through the Monk in the World retreat materials together every Sunday. Each week will offer new reflections on the theme and every six weeks will introduce a new principle. “Silence is never merely the cessation […]
Dreaming of Stones review from the Chicago Tribune
Dreaming of Stones: Poetry collection offers spiritual solace by Barbara Mahany, Chicago Tribune To enter the pages of Christine Valters Paintner’s “Dreaming of Stones” feels akin to wandering the undulations of Celtic wilds, the barren landscape that cloisters timeless secrets and truths. It’s not hard to imagine ancient ruins off in the mist-drenched distance. Nor […]